0 People 5897 Fact-checks 2558 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (5897) Mark Begich stated on August 29, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Dan Sullivan approved a "light sentence" for a sex offender who got out of prison and is now charged with a gruesome murder and sexual assault. By Lauren Carroll• September 3, 2014 Allen West stated on October 25, 2012 in a campaign ad: "After Patrick Murphy’s charges were dropped, Murphy’s father gave the prosecutor a huge campaign donation." By Amy Sherman• November 2, 2012 Citizens for Sanity stated on October 05, 2022 in an ad: Suggests that an immigrant charged with sexually assaulting a child entered the U.S. illegally during the Biden administration. By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 21, 2022 Donald Trump stated on February 04, 2020 in his 2020 State of the Union address: “In sanctuary cities, local officials order police to release dangerous criminal aliens to prey upon the public instead of handing them over to ICE to be safely removed.” By Bill McCarthy• February 5, 2020 Allen West stated on October 08, 2012 in an ad: Says Patrick Murphy is trying to "hide his drunken assault of a police officer." By Amy Sherman• October 16, 2012 Dan Patrick stated on January 04, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says "566,000 crimes" were "made in Texas by criminal aliens in the last 6 years." By W. Gardner Selby• January 25, 2018 Instagram posts stated on July 24, 2021 in an Instagram post: People charged in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol are “political prisoners” and “non-violent trespassers” who have been held in solitary confinement for the past six months. By Tom Kertscher• July 28, 2021 Our City, Our Safety, Our Choice stated on April 08, 2016 in a fund-raising letter from female supporters: Austin’s Stop Abuse for Everyone has seen in its offices "sexual assault survivors that report being attacked by their ridesharing drivers, at a rate of one per month." By W. Gardner Selby• April 15, 2016 Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in a post: “Jacob S. Blake is a Child (16 YO Girl) Rapist.” By Daniel Funke• August 26, 2020 Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Less than 500 people a year killed by all rifles combined” and “4,000 a year killed by illegals.” By Tom Kertscher• March 30, 2021 Sean Hannity stated on March 07, 2018 in his Fox News program: Says 642,000 crimes were committed against Texans by criminal immigrants in a recent seven-year period. By W. Gardner Selby• March 23, 2018 Beto O'Rourke stated on June 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: "Under Abbott, Texas leads the nation in rape offenses while the rate of arrests for rape has fallen by nearly half." By Nusaiba Mizan• August 9, 2022 Greg Abbott stated on May 07, 2017 in a statement before signing Senate Bill 4 into law over a Facebook Live: Says Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez "declared that she would not detain known criminals accused of violent crimes." By W. Gardner Selby• May 18, 2017 Facebook posts stated on September 13, 2019 in : "Beto O’Rourke wants to confiscate guns because he can’t buy one himself due to his criminal record." By Madlin Mekelburg• September 18, 2019 Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court declared that Boulder’s AR-15 ban was unconstitutional. Today, there was a mass shooting in Boulder.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 23, 2021 Dane Eagle stated on June 22, 2020 in a social media ad: Antifa “are killing our police. Looting our businesses. Assaulting the elderly and burning our churches.” By Daniel Funke, Amy Sherman• June 26, 2020 Viral image stated on June 12, 2022 in social media posts: Image shows Paul Pelosi, bruised, in a booking mugshot. By Grace Abels, Bill McCarthy• June 14, 2022 Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Fred Trump was arrested for "participating in KKK riot" in 1927. By Sarah Stanley• March 28, 2019 Instagram posts stated on December 10, 2023 in an Instagram post: Photo shows a woman named Araceli Hernandez who “was kidnapped by George Floyd and brutally beaten during a home invasion.” By Loreben Tuquero• December 11, 2023 Bloggers stated on April 08, 2021 in articles and social media: Black Lives Matter protest at Iowa Capitol was an “insurrection” like that on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol. By Tom Kertscher• April 12, 2021 Articles (2558) Separating fact from fiction on California’s Sanctuary State law By Chris Nichols• August 1, 2018 What we know about Jacob Blake's shooting in Kenosha, Wis. By Daniel Funke, Ciara O'Rourke• August 27, 2020 How likely are you to be struck by lightning? By Ciara O'Rourke• April 7, 2011 Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge’ film on Jan. 6 is full of falsehoods, conspiracy theories By Bill McCarthy• November 5, 2021 Checking Dan Patrick's talking points after 2017 regular session By W. Gardner Selby• June 5, 2017 Has a Venezuelan gang member been arrested in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin? By Hope Karnopp• September 27, 2024 What we know about Dallas incident from Trump’s speech on protests By Madlin Mekelburg• June 2, 2020 Jon Hamm, documents say, hazed, hurt UT student in 1990 By W. Gardner Selby• April 10, 2015 Live fact-checking President Donald Trump's immigration address By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• January 9, 2019 Retiring Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn on the Truth-O-Meter By Tom Kertscher• January 8, 2018 Floridians with felony records face illegal voting charges. The state allowed them to register By Amy Sherman• September 9, 2022 Black Lives Matter protests and the Capitol assault: Comparing the police response By Jon Greenberg, Noah Y. Kim• January 8, 2021 Greg Abbott, Rick Perry air unconfirmed claims about 3,000 murders by unauthorized immigrants By W. Gardner Selby• July 29, 2014 Who ended up at Alligator Alcatraz? It’s not just ‘worst of the worst’ criminals, as officials said By Madison Czopek• July 17, 2025 How Pizzagate went from fake news to a real problem for a D.C. business By Joshua Gillin• December 5, 2016 NY comptroller Brad Lander demanded a ‘judicial warrant’ in courthouse. Do ICE agents need that? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 18, 2025 Top 10 Kenosha-related fact checks of 2020 By Eric Litke• December 28, 2020 A Pennsylvania Republican said she was arrested for telling voters to stay in line. Was she? By Loreben Tuquero• October 31, 2024 What we know about the traffic stop that left Daunte Wright dead By Ciara O'Rourke, Samantha Putterman• April 15, 2021 Pete Sessions’ ‘murders every day’ claim about immigrants released by Obama By W. Gardner Selby• March 5, 2015
Mark Begich stated on August 29, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Dan Sullivan approved a "light sentence" for a sex offender who got out of prison and is now charged with a gruesome murder and sexual assault. By Lauren Carroll• September 3, 2014 Allen West stated on October 25, 2012 in a campaign ad: "After Patrick Murphy’s charges were dropped, Murphy’s father gave the prosecutor a huge campaign donation." By Amy Sherman• November 2, 2012 Citizens for Sanity stated on October 05, 2022 in an ad: Suggests that an immigrant charged with sexually assaulting a child entered the U.S. illegally during the Biden administration. By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 21, 2022 Donald Trump stated on February 04, 2020 in his 2020 State of the Union address: “In sanctuary cities, local officials order police to release dangerous criminal aliens to prey upon the public instead of handing them over to ICE to be safely removed.” By Bill McCarthy• February 5, 2020 Allen West stated on October 08, 2012 in an ad: Says Patrick Murphy is trying to "hide his drunken assault of a police officer." By Amy Sherman• October 16, 2012 Dan Patrick stated on January 04, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says "566,000 crimes" were "made in Texas by criminal aliens in the last 6 years." By W. Gardner Selby• January 25, 2018 Instagram posts stated on July 24, 2021 in an Instagram post: People charged in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol are “political prisoners” and “non-violent trespassers” who have been held in solitary confinement for the past six months. By Tom Kertscher• July 28, 2021 Our City, Our Safety, Our Choice stated on April 08, 2016 in a fund-raising letter from female supporters: Austin’s Stop Abuse for Everyone has seen in its offices "sexual assault survivors that report being attacked by their ridesharing drivers, at a rate of one per month." By W. Gardner Selby• April 15, 2016 Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in a post: “Jacob S. Blake is a Child (16 YO Girl) Rapist.” By Daniel Funke• August 26, 2020 Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Less than 500 people a year killed by all rifles combined” and “4,000 a year killed by illegals.” By Tom Kertscher• March 30, 2021 Sean Hannity stated on March 07, 2018 in his Fox News program: Says 642,000 crimes were committed against Texans by criminal immigrants in a recent seven-year period. By W. Gardner Selby• March 23, 2018 Beto O'Rourke stated on June 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: "Under Abbott, Texas leads the nation in rape offenses while the rate of arrests for rape has fallen by nearly half." By Nusaiba Mizan• August 9, 2022 Greg Abbott stated on May 07, 2017 in a statement before signing Senate Bill 4 into law over a Facebook Live: Says Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez "declared that she would not detain known criminals accused of violent crimes." By W. Gardner Selby• May 18, 2017 Facebook posts stated on September 13, 2019 in : "Beto O’Rourke wants to confiscate guns because he can’t buy one himself due to his criminal record." By Madlin Mekelburg• September 18, 2019 Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court declared that Boulder’s AR-15 ban was unconstitutional. Today, there was a mass shooting in Boulder.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 23, 2021 Dane Eagle stated on June 22, 2020 in a social media ad: Antifa “are killing our police. Looting our businesses. Assaulting the elderly and burning our churches.” By Daniel Funke, Amy Sherman• June 26, 2020 Viral image stated on June 12, 2022 in social media posts: Image shows Paul Pelosi, bruised, in a booking mugshot. By Grace Abels, Bill McCarthy• June 14, 2022 Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Fred Trump was arrested for "participating in KKK riot" in 1927. By Sarah Stanley• March 28, 2019 Instagram posts stated on December 10, 2023 in an Instagram post: Photo shows a woman named Araceli Hernandez who “was kidnapped by George Floyd and brutally beaten during a home invasion.” By Loreben Tuquero• December 11, 2023 Bloggers stated on April 08, 2021 in articles and social media: Black Lives Matter protest at Iowa Capitol was an “insurrection” like that on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol. By Tom Kertscher• April 12, 2021
Separating fact from fiction on California’s Sanctuary State law By Chris Nichols• August 1, 2018 What we know about Jacob Blake's shooting in Kenosha, Wis. By Daniel Funke, Ciara O'Rourke• August 27, 2020 How likely are you to be struck by lightning? By Ciara O'Rourke• April 7, 2011 Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge’ film on Jan. 6 is full of falsehoods, conspiracy theories By Bill McCarthy• November 5, 2021 Checking Dan Patrick's talking points after 2017 regular session By W. Gardner Selby• June 5, 2017 Has a Venezuelan gang member been arrested in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin? By Hope Karnopp• September 27, 2024 What we know about Dallas incident from Trump’s speech on protests By Madlin Mekelburg• June 2, 2020 Jon Hamm, documents say, hazed, hurt UT student in 1990 By W. Gardner Selby• April 10, 2015 Live fact-checking President Donald Trump's immigration address By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• January 9, 2019 Retiring Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn on the Truth-O-Meter By Tom Kertscher• January 8, 2018 Floridians with felony records face illegal voting charges. The state allowed them to register By Amy Sherman• September 9, 2022 Black Lives Matter protests and the Capitol assault: Comparing the police response By Jon Greenberg, Noah Y. Kim• January 8, 2021 Greg Abbott, Rick Perry air unconfirmed claims about 3,000 murders by unauthorized immigrants By W. Gardner Selby• July 29, 2014 Who ended up at Alligator Alcatraz? It’s not just ‘worst of the worst’ criminals, as officials said By Madison Czopek• July 17, 2025 How Pizzagate went from fake news to a real problem for a D.C. business By Joshua Gillin• December 5, 2016 NY comptroller Brad Lander demanded a ‘judicial warrant’ in courthouse. Do ICE agents need that? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 18, 2025 Top 10 Kenosha-related fact checks of 2020 By Eric Litke• December 28, 2020 A Pennsylvania Republican said she was arrested for telling voters to stay in line. Was she? By Loreben Tuquero• October 31, 2024 What we know about the traffic stop that left Daunte Wright dead By Ciara O'Rourke, Samantha Putterman• April 15, 2021 Pete Sessions’ ‘murders every day’ claim about immigrants released by Obama By W. Gardner Selby• March 5, 2015
